permaculture

[EMANUELE JOHN GELSI <s100962@student.uq.edu.au>]

To Victor Guest and All,

On what basis would permaculturists believe that we can produce the
world's food on 4.5% of arable land? Have there been any studies which
quantify permaculture production of food?

Emanuele John Gelsi                     s100962@student.uq.edu.au
Dept of Anthropology and Sociology      University of Qld       Australia

Christians Respecting Earth And The Environment 
http://honey.acu.edu.au/~tony/create.html
Australian Coalition for Economic Justice
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/cwpp/acej
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Victor Guest wrote:

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> 
> Monoculture as a sort of rule of thumb can only produce about 10% of the 
> natural bush. The microcosm's around a house can produce all of the
> environments from temperate to tropical. If the house covers half the block
> in a 20in rainfall and we save the water from the roof area. and use it to 
> grow food, we are effectively in a 40inch rainfall. Permaculturists believe
> that we could produce the worlds food on 4.5% of the arable land.